Optical Feedback Self-Mixing Interferometry With a Large Feedback Factor $C$: Behavior Studies

Optical feedback self-mixing interferometry with a large feedback factor C: behavior studies

This paper studies the behavior of optical feedback self-mixing interferometric (OFSMI) systems, where the semiconductor lasers operate at a single mode (perturbed external cavity mode) with a large optical feedback factor C. Based on analysis of the spectral linewidth associated with all the possible lasing modes at different C values, a set of mode jumping rules are proposed following the min...

An estimation method for feedback level factor C of a self-mixing interferometry system

FPGA-based signal processing in an optical feedback self-mixing interferometry system

Optical feedback Self-mixing Interferometry (OFSMI) can achieve a high-resolution displacement sensing and measurement by using advanced digital signal processing. However, most existing signal processing algorithms used for OFSMI signals are implemented on a PC by Matlab or other programming languages. In this case, the whole structure of OFSMI sensing system is incompact and the measurement i...

Measurements of the alpha factor of a distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser by an optical feedback self-mixing technique.

We demonstrate measurements of the alpha factor of a distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser (QCL) by using a newly modified self-mixing interferometric technique exploring the laser itself as the detector. We find a strong dependence of the alpha factor on the injection current, ranging from -0.44 at 120 mA to 2.29 at 180 mA, which can be attributed to the inherent physics of QCLs.

Optical Feedback Interferometry Flowmetry Sensor in Microfluidics Chip

Optical feedback interferometry (OFI) applied to microscale flow sensing is studied theoretically and experimentally. A new model is investigated that predicts the OFI signal. This model is based on the Lang-Kobayashi equations and highlights the importance of the laser beam propagation and the laser-particle scattering performances. For the first time, the angle distribution of the scattered l...